Williams had 33 winners but just as many unforced errors. She hit nine aces but misfired eight double faults and hit only 44 percent of her first serves. She dropped 30 of 43 points on her second serve. read more

Serena Williams, a six-time US Open champion, will play for a semi-final berth on Tuesday against China’s 18th-seeded Wang Qiang, who upset French Open champion Ashleigh Barty, the second seed from Australia. read more

The 37-year-old seven-time champion is moving into something resembling her best form after an unconvincing first week but will not take Tuesday’s quarter-final opponent Alison Riske lightly. read more

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro also features in his first major since finishing runner-up to Novak Djokovic at the 2018 US Open while Simona Halep starts her title defence admitting “the pressure is off”. read more